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E6 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 6th

26 voicings · major

Shell
E · Ab · Db
Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3Ab3Db4
Close
E · Ab · B · Db
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4B4Ab4Db5
Drop 2
B · E · Ab · Db
Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3E4Ab4Db5
Drop 2
Db · Ab · B · E
Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4E5Db4Ab4
Drop 2
E · B · Db · Ab
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4B4Db5Ab5
Drop 2
Ab · Db · E · B
Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · Root · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E5B5Ab4Db5
Spread
E · Db · Ab · B
Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3B4Db4Ab4
Spread
E · Db · Ab · B
Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3

Right Hand

B5Db5Ab5
Drop 3
Ab · E · B · Db
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4B4Ab3Db5
Drop 3
B · Ab · Db · E
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3E5Ab4Db5
Drop 3
Db · B · E · Ab
Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4E5Db4Ab5
Drop 3
E · Db · Ab · B
Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4B5Db5Ab5
4-Way Close
E · Ab · B · Db
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4B4Ab4Db5
4-Way Close
Ab · B · Db · E
Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4E5Ab4Db5
4-Way Close
B · Db · E · Ab
Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root · Maj 3rd
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4E5Db5Ab5
4-Way Close
Db · E · Ab · B
Maj 6th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E5B5Db5Ab5
Open
E · B · Db · Ab
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3B3Db4Ab4
Two-Note Shell
E · Ab
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3Ab3
Two-Note Shell
E · Db
Root · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3Db4
Drop 2-4
E · B · Ab · Db
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3B3

Right Hand

Ab4Db5
Drop 2-4
Ab · Db · B · E
Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4E5Ab3Db4
Drop 2-4
B · E · Db · Ab
Perf 5th · Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3E4

Right Hand

Db5Ab5
Drop 2-4
Db · Ab · E · B
Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Db4Ab4

Right Hand

E5B5
Block (Locked Hands)
Db · E · Ab · B · Db
Maj 6th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Db5) doubled an octave below (Db4) with chord tones in between

E4B4Db4Ab4Db5
Stride
E · Db · Ab · B
Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, Ab, B

B4Db4Ab4
Stride
B · Db · Ab · B
Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, Ab, B

B4Db4Ab4
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More E chords

Emaj7

Major 7th

E6/9

Major 6/9

Emaj9

Major 9th

Emaj13

Major 13th

Emaj7#11

Lydian

Eadd9

Add 9

E+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Em7

Minor 7th

Em6

Minor 6th

Em9

Minor 9th

E6 in other keys

A6B6F6Eb6

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